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Mt Airy schools change grading scale

WXII's Margaret Johnson reports from Mount Airy where they are preparing for changes to the school grading system.

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Updated: 7:03 PM EST Jan 20, 2015

Mt Airy schools change grading scale

WXII's Margaret Johnson reports from Mount Airy where they are preparing for changes to the school grading system.

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Updated: 7:03 PM EST Jan 20, 2015

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WEBVTT IN MOUNT AIRY THEY ARE PRE --MT. AIRY THEY ARE PREPARINGFOR THE CHANGES.GOOD EVENING.I AM HERE AT MT. AIRY HIGHSCHOOL.THE SUPER INEN IT DENT SAYSALL THAT -- THE SUPERINTENDENTSAYS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED IS AFEW COMPUTER CHANGES.HERE IS WHAT THE NEW SCALELOOKS LIKE.90 TO 100 WILL BE AN A THISFALL.80 IS A B AND 70 IS A C AND 60TO 69 IS A D.UNDER THE CURRENT 7-POINTSYSTEM STUDENTS HAVE TO MAKE93 TO GET AN A AND 92 IS A B.DR. GREG LITTLE BELIEVES THENEW 10-POINT SCALE WILL EVENTHE PLAYING FIELD FOR STUDENTSTRYING TO GET INTO COLLEGE.THAT'S BECAUSE NEARLY EVERYOTHER STATE ALREADY HAS THE10-POINT SCALE IN PLACE.IT IS UNFAIR FOR NORTHCAROLINA STUDENTS WHO MAKE 92TO HAVE A B ON THEIRTRANSCRIPTS WHILE OTHERSTUDENTS THEY ARE COMPETINGWITH GET AN A FOR THE SAMEWORK.EVEN SO HE BELIEVES PARENTSSHOULD BE MORE CONCERNED ABOUTTHE QUALITY OF THEIR CHILD'SEDUCATION.AND HE ENVISIONS THE WIDERSCALE COULD CONVINCE MORESTUDENTS TO TAKE MORE RIGOROUSCLASSES.WHO CARES IF A CHILD MAKESA 95 IF THEY CAN'T DOANYTHING?IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BECOMPETITIVE?AN EXAMPLE I USED IS IF I EVERGOT TO PLAY GOLF WITH TIGERWOODS, HE IS GOING TO WEAR MEOUT ON THE COURSE.I HAVE NO CHANCE AT BEATINGTIGER WOODS.THE EXPERIENCE OF PLAYINGTIGER WOODS IS GOING TO MAKEME A BETTER GOLFER AT THE ENDOF THE DAY.SO HE SAYS FOR STUDENTS WHOMAY BE AFRAID HANGING ON WITHA 92 OR 93, HE BELIEVES THATTHIS 10-POINT SCALE WILL GIVETHEM MORE BREATHING ROOM ANDTHE CONFIDENCE TO MAKE THE

Mt Airy schools change grading scale

WXII's Margaret Johnson reports from Mount Airy where they are preparing for changes to the school grading system.